Algorand collects $4m seed to support open-source service launch
Blockchain-based payments platform Algorand has bagged a $4m Seed financing round from Pillar and Union Square Ventures.
Billon picks up $2m for ledger-based banking services
Distributed ledger-based payments firm Billon has raised $2m in funding from a collection of unnamed UK investors.
Do you have insights about cryptocurrencies, digital banking and RegTech? Then this regulator wants...
The US might be about to change its rules about cryptocurrencies, RegTech and digital banking in a big way.
BitPesa buys TransferZero to ‘plant deeper roots’ in Europe
BitPesa, a blockchain payments platform for Africa and Europe, has purchased TransferZero, an international, online money transfer platform.
Juzhen rakes in $23m in largest Asian blockchain round
Blockchain post-trade startup Juzhen Financials has raised $23m in a Series A round of funding. The investment was led by Wanxiang Holdings.
Professional social network Indorse closes token sale on around $9m
Token-based social networking platform Indorse has closed its token sale on just over 27,422 ETH.
Cyptorcurrency exchange Binance is being blackmailed by a person claiming to have its KYC...
A person is demanding over $3.6m worth of Bitcoin from Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, or they will release 10,000 photo that are similar to the know-your-customer (KYC) data the company uses.
R3 strikes partnership with Dubai FinTech startup Wethaq
Enterprise blockchain company R3 has signed a strategic partnership with Wethaq, the Dubai-based FinTech startup, to develop a new financial market infrastructure in Islamic capital markets.
Revealing why CGEX will be destroying its customer data in September
Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange CGEX has announced it is going to delete its data about customers next month.
Another 12 FinTech startups coming out of Y Combinator this year
From automated background checks to cryptocurrency banks, Y Combinator’s second demo day for its latest batch presented a dozen new enterprises to look out for.